The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Best & Iestyn Thomas finished 299th of 357 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Brisbane 2026, in 1:25:44.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:09 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:13 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Brisbane gained about 1:13.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:44v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:28v median +0:41
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 5:44v median +0:34
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 5:59v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:27v median +1:09
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 6:15v median +1:03
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:58v median +0:47
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 6:50v median +1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 352
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 352 men's teams who finished.